Another man walked by and Charlie’s brother left us to go greet him. With a hesitant breath, Charlie’s eyes searched the room before he looked back down at Hazel. She could tell there were some feelings of unease he was trying his best to hide. “I’m sorry.” He sighed, running one hand through his greased… Read More Heart of the City – Chapter 5
Hunter “96…97…98…99…100.” Hunter counted as he finished his push ups. With sweat dripping down his face, he grunted, sitting up on his knees while the rest of his teammates finished up. At the end of practice the coach always made them do 100 burpees, 100 crunches, and 100 sit ups before calling it a… Read More Take Care – Chapter 2
Melanie: “Naiomi? A girlfriend?” I scooped some ice cream from the bowl, eating it as I looked at Tara. “I didn’t plan on it.” She said, doing the same. I just kind of fell for her. “And, all those years we’ve been friends you’ve never-” “It ain’t like that with you.” She laughed. “Or Sookie.” … Read More Thinking Out Loud – Chapter 18
Jessica I couldn’t focus. Not even a little. Could’ve been because I just got back from seeing my mom in Georgia or it could’ve been the fact that Charlie’s girlfriend was here today. I hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting her, but Rob was telling me she’d been all over him from the moment… Read More Between the Lines – Chapter 3
Cedar Cliff, CA Callie The music played lowly in Callie’s ear. One earbud in, the other tucked into her shirt. After vigorously completing the last of her college applications, she shut down the computer in study hall and leaned back in her seat with a relieved breath. Last year, she had worked her ass… Read More Take Care – Chapter 1
